Resume – Admitting faith cuts callback chances by more than 25 percent study finds

According to two recently released studies, admitting one’s faith on a resume can cut the chances for a callback by more than 25 percent. 

Scholars with the “Religious Affiliation and Hiring Discrimination” field experiments, conducted in the South and New England, found that “applicants who expressed a religious identity were 26 percent less likely to receive a response from employers.”

“These studies do tend to show there will be factors in resumes that will lead to bias,” said David Lewin, head of Berkeley Research Group’s Labor and Employment practice and a professor of organizational behavior at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. “Religion could well be one of them.”

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Admitting faith on resume cuts callback chances, study finds – Washington Times.